Specialty Boarding Schools
Some specialty boarding schools involve a long term stay, while others have 30-day time out programs and some are a short two weeks. Most of the shorter programs don't include an academic program.
What kind of specialty boarding schools are there and what types of problems do they address?
* Therapeutic - these are often wilderness programs and offer troubled teens spiritual, emotional, physical and social guidance
* Clinical
* Christian
* ADD & ADHD
* Substance Abuse Treatment
* Junior - for kids in grades one through nine
* Weight loss
One of the main factors that can turn a good kid into one that needs a specialty boarding school is peer pressure. The desire to fit in is often the reason why teens act defiant and start getting into trouble.
If something isn't done to alter the course of a young one on the road to self-destruction, it's possible that he/she will never fully recover from the effects of their behavior.
Negative influences in their lives can lead teens to a variety of serious problems, such as substance abuse, pornography, sexual promiscuity, truancy, and more.
It is vitally important that you, as a parent, take the necessary steps to save your child now, before it's too late.
Hana C.
Pittsburgh, PA
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By: vicky Posted: Oct 20 2009